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They claim to be seriously professional but it seems that they are just professionally serious.

New nickname - Chav Cav, The Peoples Cav or simply the Chavalry (although this is also used to describe the 9/12 Lancers). Tried to sue Warner Bros over the name "Men in Black", failed and had to pawn off half of the mess silver.


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[edit] Recent Organisation


[edit] Claims to Fame

Responsible for introduction into the British Army of:-

  • The Beret - concept borrowed from the French "Chasseurs Alpins" who to this day wear a black bonnet you could land a Chinook on.
  • The Tank - a device enabling one to cross mud, barbed-wire and trenches full of Germans without getting one's lovely braided jacket covered in bits of horse-flesh and shrapnel.


[edit] Some Comments

Nice enough bunch of blokes; wouldn't want my daughter marrying one though.


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